Dicitencello Vuie Recipe

Measure and combine

Chill an Old Fashioned glass by filling with ice or placing in the freezer briefly. In a mixing glass, combine 1.5 oz Italian amaro, 1.0 oz aged rum, 0.5 oz sweet vermouth, 0.25 oz orange liqueur, 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice, 0.25 oz demerara syrup, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, and 1 dash orange bitters.

Add ice and stir

Fill the mixing glass with large cubed ice to near the top. Using a bar spoon, stir the mixture briskly but smoothly for 20–30 seconds (about 20–30 full spoon rotations) until well-chilled and slightly diluted.

Prepare serving glass

Discard the chilling ice from the Old Fashioned glass. Place one large clear ice cube in the glass.

Strain

Double-strain the stirred cocktail into the chilled Old Fashioned glass over the large ice cube using a Hawthorne strainer and, if desired, a fine mesh strainer to catch small shards.

Express and garnish

Take an orange peel and hold it skin-side down over the glass about 3–4 inches above the surface. Firmly rotate or squeeze the peel to express the orange oils so they spray over the drink, then rub the peel around the rim and drop it into the glass as garnish.

Serve immediately. The Dicitencello Vuie is best enjoyed slowly to appreciate the layered herbal, citrus, and caramel notes.